(A) Permit required. It shall be unlawful for any person to install, alter, or cause to be installed or altered within the municipal limits of the city, any sign, whether permanent or temporary, without first having obtained a permit from the Building Department.
(B) Signs exempt from permit requirements. The following signs, while covered by the general provisions of this subchapter, shall be exempt from the permit requirements of this subchapter. This exemption specifically in no way waives requirements of structural or safety requirements outlined by this subchapter or the Florida Building Code.
(1) Signs installed under the direction of a federal, state, county, or municipal agency.
(2) Window signs.
(3) Real estate signs.
(4) Nameplate signs and identification signs when letters for those signs do not exceed six inches in height and when those signs do not exceed two square feet in overall dimensions.
(5) Signs indicating the availability of accommodations in hotels, motels, and the like, when those signs conform to all other provisions of this subchapter; and when signs do not exceed 1/4 square feet.
(6) Public safety signs.
(Ord. 2021-02, adopted 3-17-21; sought to be reconsidered, Commission passed 4-21-2021)